P1 teachers are happy that TSC is prepared to send more teachers to JSS; requirements.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released detailed guidelines outlining new grade levels and strict requirements for the placement of 1,206 primary school teachers in junior secondary school environments.
An internal memo dated May 23, 2024, signed by Antonina Lentoijoni, acting director of staffing, was distributed to all TSC regional, county, and sub-county directors. It stated clearly that primary school teachers must meet certain requirements in order to teach secondary school students.
The following provisions will be implemented: primary school teachers with a Bachelor’s degree at Grades B5 and C1 will receive appointment letters for Grade C2, while teachers at Grade B5 with a Diploma in Education will receive appointment letters for Grade C1.
Additionally, educators with a bachelor’s degree who are now teaching in Grade C2 and were promoted on or before March 26, 2021, will also receive appointment letters for Grade C2.
Deployment letters are also required for educators in Grade C1 who have a diploma certificate but have not completed a minimum of three years, Grade C2 educators who have a diploma certificate, and Grade C3 educators and above who have a bachelor’s degree.
TSC field officers have been directed to carefully weigh the teacher’s topic expertise and the distance from their current station when making deployment decisions.
While aiming for gender balance, extra care will be taken to prevent assigning teachers with overlapping subject competence. Instructors certified in Special Needs Education (SNE) are designated for assignment to Special Junior Secondary schools.
Notably, the memorandum highlights that the deployed instructors must continue to be in active registration status with the TSC, be employed as primary school teachers under the commission’s jurisdiction, be free from disciplinary actions or interdiction, and have at least a Diploma in Education along with at least a C+ in the KCSE and two teaching subjects.
This criterion applies to students who have two principal passes and one subsidiary pass at the “A” level, as well as to those who have completed the more current Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) and the more established 8-4-4 curriculum.
In addition, those who have finished both a Bachelor’s and a Diploma in Education and received a minimum grade of C (plain) on the KCSE are also eligible for deployment. Those with a Bachelor of Education (Primary Option), however, are not qualified to be considered.
Interested parties must have indicated their interest in deployment by putting their names on the roster that is shared from headquarters.
The TSC Sub-County Directors will approve deployment correspondence for teachers working in the assigned sub-county. The County Director and, in Nairobi’s instance, the Regional Director will confirm the letters of teachers assigned outside of their respective sub-counties.
Teachers must provide original and photocopies of their degree or diploma certificates, academic transcripts, SNE certifications (if applicable), KCSE certificates, current pay stubs, and a statement from their institution’s head confirming their current employment status and exclusion from suspension or other disciplinary action during the screening process.
After the junior secondary schools are deployed, the County Director will use the Posting, Entry/Exit Reports Module in the sub-county to begin the posting process. The instructor will then be formally placed within the junior secondary school system, under the supervision of the Sub-County Director.
In addition, the head of the institution that is now in charge of the educators who have been deployed is instructed to immediately finish the Exit Reports so that the heads of the institutions that are receiving the reports can submit the Entry Reports as soon as possible.
The TSC’s standards for assigning 1,206 primary school teachers to junior secondary school settings are essentially the result of a methodical and complex process designed to guarantee educational effectiveness and fair allocation of instructional materials.
P1 teachers are happy that TSC is prepared to send more teachers to JSS; requirements.
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